PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Mark A Ellul AU - Greta Wood AU - Harriet Van Den Tooren AU - Ava Easton AU - Ashik Babu AU - Benedict D Michael TI - Update on the diagnosis and management of autoimmune encephalitis AID - 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0241 DP - 2020 Jul 01 TA - Clinical Medicine PG - 389--392 VI - 20 IP - 4 4099 - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/20/4/389.short 4100 - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/20/4/389.full SO - Clin Med2020 Jul 01; 20 AB - In recent years, autoimmunity has been increasingly recognised as an important cause of encephalitis. Many different antibodies are now known to target antigens on the neuronal surface, and some of these are associated with characteristic clinical presentations, although seronegative cases are also recognised. Autoimmune encephalitis may mimic other conditions, including primary psychiatric disorders, particularly early in the disease. Because early immune treatment of autoimmune encephalitis improves patient outcomes, and indeed many make a good recovery, it is important to recognise these syndromes promptly.